Nationwide gambling probe tied to sports figures grows
Federal prosecutors say more arrests may follow in the alleged nationwide gambling ring. Ten people were arrested in Michigan and Nevada on New Year's Day for using interstate gambling facilities, with a broad national scheme alleged involving baseball and football figures and numerous trainers and jockeys at race tracks. Jerome Dizzy Dean’s Las Vegas hotel room was searched. he was not arrested.
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Detroit
U.S
Atty
Ames H. Brickley
Snday
Michigan
Nevada
Las Vegas
Jerome
Dizzy" Dean
Dean
Brickley
Baltimore newspapers enter third day of blackout talks
Federal mediator Martin Komornik scheduled a 10 a.m. meeting with representatives of the News American and the Sun, plus Local 31 of the AFL-CIO Web Pressmen's Union. Pressmen began informational picketing after contract expiration December 31 and voted 221 to 5 to strike. The Sun ran some editions Friday before all papers suspended operations as negotiations continue with the ITU and the Typographical Union.
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Baltimore
the Sun
Afl-Cio International Typographical Union
Independent Mailers Union
Mississippi schools reopen under desegregation orders
Public schools across Mississippi began reopening after holiday break under multiple Supreme Court desegregation orders watched by federal marshals. Gov Williams urged nonviolence and patience while noting 100 new private schools and urging private options as a workable alternative to desegregation. Public opinion varied and some groups called for resistance.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
John Bell Williams
Williams
High Court
Agnew Arrives in Nepal on Asia Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and wife Judy arrived in Katmandu Nepal the highest ranking American official to visit. They were greeted by Prime Minister Kirti Nidhi Bista U S Ambassador Carol Laise with a 19 gun salute as schoolgirls offered garlands. The Agnews will fly to Kabul on Air Force One replacement and continue a 11 country Asian tour. The Staffords accompanied them on the Nepal stop. Nepal borders Tibet and maintains relations with India Red China and the United States.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Judy
Kirti Nidhi Bista
U.S
Carol Laise
Bangkok
Air Force
Air Force Two
Kabul
Afghanistan
Tibet
Thomas Stafford
Staffords
India
Red China
United States
Twelve Die In Fire In Quebec Village
In St. Roch de l’Achigan, Quebec, a frame house fire killed twelve people including Mr and Mrs Maurice Proulx, their five children, two visiting couples and a child. A separate Lac des Îles blaze the previous day killed six, including Dollard Gratton, 42, and five of his seven children.
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ST. Roch DE L’ Achigan
Quebec
Laurentian
Montreal
Lac Des Lles
St. Roch
Maurice Proulx
Lac Des Iles
Dollard Gratton
Defense panel debates all volunteer force feasibility
Defense officials question a presidential commission's recommendations for an all volunteer military. They anticipate emphasis on higher pay for low tank service members and possible cancellation or cutbacks of fringe benefits. Washington AP reports on early assessments.
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Presidential Commission
Washington
South Carolina senator proposes bill of rights for the mentally retarded
Sen Earle E Morris Jr of Pickens, chair of the state Mental Health and Mental Retardation Committee, asks for a bill of rights to coordinate and improve services for mentally retarded residents. He cites progress like a 500 bed Rehabilitation Center at Summerville and a statewide loan program for facilities, urging public awareness and support. Morris spoke to the Aiken Rotary Club about the proposal at the Hotel Commercial.
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Earle E. Morris Jr
Pickens
South Carolina
Mental Health and
Morris
South Carolina General Assembly
Summerville
Aiken
Jaycees Launch Annual Dimes Drive in Aiken County
The Aiken Jaycees begin their March of Dimes campaign aiming for a $30,000 goal to aid vaccination and medical research. About $20,000 funds vaccine for children and the rest supports Charleston Medical Research Center, National Foundation programs, and local medical scholarships. Road blocks start soon with weekly weekend drives at key intersections.
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Aiken Jaycees
Aiken County
Lee Downs
South Carolina
Medical Research Center
Charleston
National Foundation Center
Jaycees
Augusta Woman Shot While On Visit Here
An Augusta woman, Daisy Mae Rhaney, was shot four times while visiting relatives in Aiken. Clayton Guest, a Fairfield Street boarder, is held for investigation after an argument with the victim's party near the Oliphant home. Rhaney was treated at a local hospital and moved to an Augusta hospital in serious condition.
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Augusta
Aiken
Max Meek
Daisy Mae Rhaney
Daisey Bell
Dozier
Aiken County Hospital
Aiken High Graduate Cited for Heroism in Vietnam
Spc. 4 Gary P. Hunter son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Hunter of Aiken earned the Bronze Star with V device for heroism near an armed force in the Republic of Vietnam. While on ambush patrol he reported movement and then killed four enemy Regulars and wounded two. He also holds the Army Commendation Medal and other honors. He is a graduate of Aiken High School and Columbia Commercial College and is married to Betty Kennedy.
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Gary P. Hunter
Gary S. Hunter of
Aiken
Hunter
35Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
Aiken High School
Columbia Commercial College
Capitol Finance Company
Betty Kennedy
Both Sides Claim Kills In Border Battle Over Suez
The Israeli military reports two Egyptian MIG21s exploded and a third hit during a 12 hour air battle near the Suez Canal while Cairo says one Israeli jet was shot down and an Egyptian pilot photographed its destruction. Israel says all planes returned. Israel also says 62 Egyptian warplanes destroyed since 1967. Four Arab saboteurs killed and six Israeli soldiers wounded near a Gaza refugee camp. Israel released three Lebanese civilians and might offer a prisoner swap while raids on a Lebanese border village yielded nine Israelis and 10 soldiers captured.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Cairo
Israel
Middle East
Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv
Windfall May Await County from Atomic Plant Taxes
Aiken County may receive up to 225 451.32 if the Atomic Energy Commission pays back taxes dating to 1954 for Savannah River Plant land. A 1969 tax check of 19 238.24 covered 68 946 acres, with 74 mills to schools and 23 to the general fund. Tax assessor says land valued on prior assessments. no new appraisal done.
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Aiken County
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Savannah River
G. H. Grant
Grant
W. J. Coleman
War Front Activity Picks Up in Vietnam Across Provinces
Government infantrymen and U S Marines clashed with enemy forces in South Vietnam’s northern provinces twice on Sunday after Saturday attacks. In the Mekong Delta the 1st Infantry Division reportedly killed 17 enemy soldiers five miles below the DMZ, while Mekong River fighting left 2 government soldiers dead and 41 wounded. Sixty miles southwest of Saigon 18 Viet Cong were reported killed in scattered engagements. A Marine was killed and five wounded 24 miles south of Da Nang as battles continued.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Mekong
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong River
Aiken Lions Club to Welcome Rep William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Rep William Jennings Bryan Dorn of South Carolina will speak at the Aiken Lions Club tonight. Dorn, in his 21st year in Congress, serves as vice chairman of the Veterans Committee and chairs its Compensation and Pensions Subcommittee. He also sits on Public Works and House committees and leads the Informal Textile Committee.
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LIONS
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Aiken
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